Golden Suns pursuing national championshipThe Arkansas Tech University (ATU) Golden Suns will hit the national championship greens for the first time in school history as a team in the 2014 Division II Women’s Golf National Championship Finals at 8:30 a.m. today. ATU reached the national championship with a third-place finish in the 2014 Division II Women’s Super Region 3 Championship in Lake Elmo, Minn. “I’m not going to say I expected this,” Golden Suns head coach Amy White said. “B...

ATU to host Central Region Baseball ChampionshipThe No. 3 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (42-10) has added another accolade to an already impressive season, as the Wonder Boys earned the No. 1 seed and hosting rights in the upcoming NCAA Division II Central Region Baseball Championship. The top six teams in the Central Region will converge upon Tech Field with practices beginning Wednesday, and games running Thursday through Sunday. The opening day of games will begin with third se...

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Three from Ozarks make All-American Southwest baseballCLARKSVILLE — Three University of the Ozarks baseball players received All-Conference honors from the American Southwest Conference, it was announced Monday. Senior outfielder Freddy Prince was named to the All-Conference Third Team. Senior third baseman Tony Morales earned All-Conference Honorable Mention Team. Freshman Andrew Beck was named All-Conference Honorable Mention as a short stop and pitcher. Prince, a 6-foot-3, 175-pound native of ...

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Zach Hocker picked by Washington Redskins in 7th round of NFL DraftThe knee is fine, so Robert Griffin III didn’t need to do jumping jacks this year at the annual draft day party inside the Washington Redskins stadium. He jogged to the podium, saluted the fans and had to stop his remarks because they wouldn’t stop chanting “R-G-3!” When he told the crowd that Jay Gruden is “bringing a great environment to the team,” someone asked him why the new coach wasn’t at the party. Griffin politely reminded the fan tha...

Suns ready to compete for national golf crownLAKE ELMO, Minn. — Taylor Kline turned in a final-round 75 (+3) to finish in third place, Caroline Fredensborg shot a 76 (+4) to finish in a 15th-place tie, and the No. 20 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns golf team turned in a third-place finish at the 2014 Division II Women’s Super Region 3 Championship. advancing the Golden Suns to the The Golden Suns will advance to the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship Finals on May 14-17 at Rock Barn Go...

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Wonder Boys baseball 3rd in final pollThe Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys remain No. 3 in the final national poll released by the National College Baseball Writers Association. The Wonder Boys (42-10) await their NCAA tournament selection fate, to be announced Sunday. ATU and No. 23 Arkansas-Monticello are the two GAC teams ranked in the poll. Tournament champion Southern Arkansas received votes in the final poll. The Wonder Boys are in the midst of perhaps the best season in school his...

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Wonder Boys in ninth after day twoEUREKA, MO. — Jason Purdy led the way for the Wonder Boys again in the second round of the NCAA DII Central/Midwest Regional at Fox Run Golf Course, shooting a 74 (+2) for a tournament total of 147 (+3) and a tie for 12th as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys moed into a tie for ninth after day two on Tuesday. The Wonder Boys knocked off eight strokes as a team for a second-round total of 297 (+9). Only Missouri-St. Louis finished with a better sec...

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Wonder Boys golf in 16th through Day OneEUREKA, MO.— Jason Purdy currently sits in a tie for 16th place after an opening round 73 (+1) to help the Wonder Boys golf team finish day one of the NCAA DII Central/Midwest Regional in 16th place in Eureka, Mo. on Monday. The Wonder Boys completed the round by shooting a team score of 305 (+17), 14 strokes behind the tournament leader in Malone University. Tech is within five strokes eight teams and has a seven stroke lead over the 17th pla...

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Tech done at GAC TourneyENID, Okla. — Patrick Castleberry and James Sharp had two hits apiece, but the No. 3 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (42-10) was unable to overcome the hot bat of Southern Arkansas’ Trevor Rucker, as the Wonder Boys dropped a 6-5 contest to the Muleriders in an elimination-round contest on Monday at the David Allen Memorial Ballpark. The loss eliminates the Wonder Boys from the 2014 Great American Conference tournament. Rucker put the ...

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Surtevall leads, Golden Suns tied for first after Day 1LAKE ELMO, Minn. — Rebecka Surtevall shot an opening-round 71 (-1) to claim the opening-round lead, while Taylor Kline carded an opening-round 73 (+1) to lead the No. 20 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns golf team to an opening-round lead on day one of the NCAA Division II Women’s Super Region 3 Championship. The Golden Suns are knotted with Central Oklahoma, as both teams turned in opening-round 300 scores. Caroline Fredensborg sits in a 17th-place t...

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Several ATU reps on all-GAC teamsArkansas Tech University placed nine baseball players and four softball players on one of the three All-GAC teams announced by the league office on Friday and voted on by GAC head coaches. Ryan Taylor, Randy Vallejo, Patrick Castleberry and Sage Boehner were placed on the First-Team All-GAC. Mason Reynolds, Mike Kattula and Kris Ayers were named Second-Team All-GAC. Jake Bell and James Sharp were named to the Honorable Mention All-GAC Team. Ta...

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ATU win streak snapped at 22 games in 6-3 loss to OBUENID, Okla. — Sixth-seeded Ouachita Baptist (25-26) broke a 3-3 tie with three runs in the top of the ninth inning to pick up a 6-3 upset win over the No. 3 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (41-9) on day one of the Great American Conference championship tournament. The loss snaps a 22-game win streak for the Wonder Boys, who had not lost since March 21. Ouachita Baptist struck for two runs in the top of the first inning, and threatened multiple times...

Wonder Boys advance in national pollsAfter finishing the regular season with a sweep of Harding, extending the program’s school-record winning streak to 22 games and clinching the program’s first regular-season conference title since the 1992 season, the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys baseball team (41-8) has been rewarded in this week’s national polls, moving as high as No. 3. ATU is ranked No. 3 in the National College Baseball Writers Association poll, jumping to No. 7. The Wonder ...

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Suns open GAC tourney vs. ReddiesThe Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (31-25, 19-21 Great American Conference) will take on the Henderson State Lady Reddies (28-23, 24-16 GAC) in the opening round of the Great American Conference Tournament at 10 a.m. today in Bentonville. It could be said that the Golden Suns are playing their best softball heading into the tournament. ATU has won their last seven games by a total margin of 48-20. The Golden Suns have posted double-digit hits in fi...

Wonder Boys win 22nd straight, clinch GACSEARCY — Jay Johnson went 4-for-5 in the opener, while Patrick Castleberry added three hits, while Mason Reynolds tossed six scoreless innings in the nightcap as the No. 5 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (41-8, 25-5 Great American Conference) closed out the series sweep of Harding (26-22, 16-13 GAC), winning the opener 6-5 and taking the nightcap 2-0. With the first Tech win on Saturday, the Wonder Boys clinched their first outright conference title...

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Wonder Boys win 22nd straight, clinch GACSEARCY — Jay Johnson went 4-for-5 in the opener, while Patrick Castleberry added three hits, while Mason Reynolds tossed six scoreless innings in the nightcap as the No. 5 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (41-8, 25-5 Great American Conference) closed out the series sweep of Harding (26-22, 16-13 GAC), winning the opener 6-5 and taking the nightcap 2-0. With the first Tech win on Saturday, the Wonder Boys clinched their first outright conference title...

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Wonder Boys clinch first outright league title in 22 yearsArkansas Tech University extended a long winning streak and ended a long title drought on an historic day for its baseball program Saturday. The Wonder Boys defeated the Harding Bisons 6-5 in game one of a Great American Conference doubleheader at Jerry Moore Field in Searcy to clinch their first outright conference baseball championship in 22 years. ATU (40-8 overall, 24-5 GAC) earned its 21st consecutive victory and its first-ever 40-win bas...

Marshall shines during Arkansas' Red-White game FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Korliss Marshall lived up to his "freak-show" billing, providing Arkansas' offense with a much-needed boost of excitement. The sophomore, who moved from part timer to full-time running back during the offseason, had 99 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns on six carries during the Razorbacks Red-White game on Saturday. On a day when Arkansas' anemic passing game continued to struggle, Marshall's 59-yard touchdown burst ig...